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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Marylebone 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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were found to be defective to the Medical Officer of Health and the District Inspector
to be dealt with as it appeared to be necessary.
The practice of communicating with owners in all cases in which it seemed
necessary to do something more than could be called for by the usual nuisance
notices, before making a report or representation to the Public Health Committee,
was continued. The results of this procedure were no less satisfactory than in previous
years. To repeat a statement made in the report for 1912—" Owners always showed
themselves to be willing to meet the Medical Officer of Health or the inspector and
discuss matters, and improvements of real value were undoubtedly obtained because
the necessity tor them and the methods in which they could be brought about were
discussed in a friendly way."
Some of the improvements obtained as a result of such negotiations are shown
below:
Premises dealt with Voluntarily under the Housing, Town Planning, Etc. Act, 1909, during 1914.
| 6, Hatton Street | Direct external light and ventilation provided to ground floor middle room. |
| 106, Princess Street | Obstructive building at rear demolished. |
| 78, Cochrane Street | Direct external light and ventilation provided to ground floor middle room ; water supply provided to upper storeys ; defective drinking water cistern abolished; eaves gutters repaired. |
| 80, Cochrane Street | Direct external light and ventilation provided to ground floor middle room ; water supply provided to upper storeys ; defective drinking water cistern abolished; floors repaired. |
| 66, Salisbury Street | Direct external light and ventilation provided to middle room on ground floor |
| 79, Salisbury Street | External light and ventilation provided to back addition and water closet |
| 3, St. James' Mews | Living rooms disconnected from stables; rooms cleansed; defective drinking water cistern abolished. |
| 7, St. James' Mews | Living rooms disconnected from stables; external light and ventilation provided to water closet; defective drinking water cistern abolished |